A fight broke out between passengers aboard the cruise ship Carnival Sunrise (IMO 9138850) on September 9th as the vessel was returning from a Caribbean cruise. The fight reportedly began between just two people after one claimed that the other had stolen their chair at the Tides Bar, which is...
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Water levels fell again on the River Rhine in Germany last week, indicating that the respite provided in early September as the rains reappeared was only temporary. That said, by the end of las week on September 23rd the levels remained significantly higher than they were at during lows earlier in...
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Crude oil tanker Alexia (IMO 9389966) caught fire at around during the morning of September 22nd in the Gulf of Finland while en route from Ust Luga Russia to Turkey, apparently in load. According to the Finnish and Estonian SAR Command Centres the fire was extinguished and nobody was injured....
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Residual oil was found spilling from the wreck of bulk carrier OS 35 (IMO 9172399) on September 21st, leading Gibraltar authorities to close the port again for an unspecified period. This included stopping all bunkering operations. The OS 35 remained submerged on the seabed about half a mile from...
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued safety recommendations to the managers and parent company of cargo ship BBC Rhonetal (IMO 9614701) following an investigation into a fire in the hold of the vessel at Port Hedland, Western Australia. The ATSB concluded that the managers of...
The only two realistic scenarios for Russia in the current Russia-Ukraine conflict are a stalemate or a significant defeat, possibly within 10 weeks, according to Dr Dominick Donald, Senior Advisor Herminius UK-London. In his analysis of the current geopolitical situation in the region at this...
Tankship Larko (IMO 9225330) broke from its moorings at the Guaraguao Oil Terminal, Puerto, during the morning of September 17th while loading gasoline. Shortly after the mooring lines broke a cargo hose also broke, and soon after that a fire broke out. The tanker was taken to the port’s outer...
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Belgian offshore contractor Jan De Nul said that its jackup installation newbuild Voltaire (IMO 9899284) had suffered minor damage after being hit by typhoon Muifa at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. The eye of the typhoon passed over the shipyard during the night of September...
A fire broke out on Saturday September 17th at an oil terminal in Venezuela when a hose used for supplying gasoline to a tanker broke loose, according to Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami, quoted by Reuters. The fire erupted early on Saturday at one of Guaraguao terminal’s berths, located...
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A fire broke out in the in engine room of general cargo ship Mona (IMO 9101534) during the evening of September 14th in Aegean sea, off the western coast of Greece’s Chios island. The fire was extinguished by the crew and no injuries were reported. However, the vessel was unable to continue its...